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Edith's Copper

Tharsalea editha

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 52, February 45, March 47, April 58, May 57, June 51, July 412, August 100, September 46, October 47, November 61, December 47.
United States1,808
California576
Nevada361
Oregon256
Wyoming237
Idaho156
Washington87
Canada67
Colorado43
British Columbia41

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyGossamer-winged Butterflies · Lycaenidae
GenusTharsalea

Sources

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